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July: Steam Sales


“The wise Backlog Assassin avoids the battle.” - Sun Tzu
Don't let your new purchases become a part of your backlog. Win the war before the backlog battle even begins.



Play and finish something you bought/will buy during this Summer sale. If you’ve already finished all the games bought during this sale or didn’t buy anything, then play something you bought during an older sale. Take a look at your old purchases by checking your “Account details”, then click on “View licenses and product key activations”. You can match those dates with this list of old Steam sales. Games bought during major Steam sales (length of 5 days or longer) qualify for this month’s theme.


You can use the following (or similar) format to make it easier for me to keep track of everyone’s progress, but feel free to add any extra thoughts about the game(s) to your post!

Name | Achievements obtained | Playtime | Status
:-: | :-: | :-: | :-: | :-: 
name of game 1 | achievements obtained | playtime this month | unfinished/finished
name of game 2 | achievements obtained | playtime this month | unfinished/finished
name of game 3 | achievements obtained | playtime this month | unfinished/finished
TOTAL: | achievements obtained | playtime this month | Number of games finished

Have fun!


Theme song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZw23sWlyG0


FAQ

Do I have to participate in this month’s theme?
No, as with every theme, these are merely suggestions for anyone who is unsure about what to play next. If you already have a battle plan for your backlog and/or don’t like this month’s theme, you’re free to ignore it.

What happens if I don’t participate in the monthly theme?
Nothing.

What happens if I play all of my unfinished games this month?
Your backlog will be a much smaller place.

I don’t have any unfinished games!
Really? well that makes one of us… I salute you.

I already finished my entry can I play another?
Go ahead - the goal is to reduce your unfinished games list. The more you can play the better.

Trent

Hmm, looks like last year I should have made a list on this site of “bought during Steam sales” for this recurring theme.

Name Achievements obtained Steam Sale Playtime this month Status
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - The Missing Link 10/10 Summer Sale 2013 34h54m completed
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened - Remastered no achievements Halloween Sale 2013 14h35m almost finished
Total 10/10   49h29m 1 completed, 1 almost finished
skanda

Spying on the theme early? :eyes:

Trent

*blink blink*

Skatrzoo

Reserved. Should have plenty of options here.

Too hot to read “hiver”, saving for actual winter I guess.

Name Achievements obtained Playtime total Status
Class of ‘09 N/A 2h Beaten
DOOM 0/54 0h Not started
Flowers -Le volume sur hiver- N/A 0h Not started
Seven Wonders of St. Clementine N/A 3h Completed
TOTAL: 0 5h Beaten games: 2
skanda

shame

Skatrzoo

No shame, even with all the purchases I was still well ahead of the backlog in june (and every other month this year) :blobdogeyes:

Kaleith
Name Achievements obtained Playtime Status Theme
Rocket of Whispers: Prologue - 0.2 h completed Summer Sale 2022
OPUS: Rocket of Whispers 22/22 4.4 h completed Summer Sale 2022
TOTAL: 22/22 4.6 h 2 games beaten  
skanda

cat

Kaleith

me

Trent

I just played OPUS: Rocket of Whispers this past month. I’ll be interested in what you think of it.

Kaleith

Aside from some minor gripes with progression, namely being “ahead of the game” in exploration and having to go to places again to trigger key item prompts, I really enjoyed it, although me liking it wasn’t really a surprise as I had already played the other two OPUS games and Echo of Starsong would be my GOTY if not for Elden Ring

Trent

This was a rare game for me where I enjoyed the gameplay more than the story. I enjoyed the searching for parts, artifacts, etc. I even got on the leaderboards esp. for Scavengers/Whisperers (since it doesn’t actually require any skill). But what killed it for me was the story and that you play an abusive jerk. I even posted about it.

Kaleith

I don’t self-insert into game characters when I play a game so I can’t say the “jerk” thing bothered me, especially as it only showed up in the story parts. They didn’t have you do anything questionable during actual gameplay so that definitely helped.

For what it’s worth Echo of Starsong has much more fleshed out characters with none of that “jerk” stuff, although if you weren’t into the story of RoW I’m not sure if you’d like that one either.

Moony1986
Name Subcategory Achievements obtained Playtime Status
Quern - Undying Thoughts Summer Sale 2022 0/18 0.0h unfinished
TOTAL:   0 0.0h 0
Trent

Ooh…Quern’s on my wishlist. Will be interested to hear what you think of it.

Moony1986

Still have to finish it but as it is in a bundle since today, I still wanted to answer you:

I really like it, it’s just frys my laptop, that’s why I had to wait for a little cooler weather :D

Trent

Thanks for the reply, Moony. Yes, I noticed that bundle, which contains other games from my wishlist….hmm…

Tempête Joachim
Name Achievements obtained Playtime Status
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands 0/47 0h Not Started
TOTAL: 0/47 0h 0/1

List

Cece09

wait what! I didnt even know it was out

ninglor03

Too many, considering I’m NOT buying stuff O.O

Name Achievements obtained Playtime Status
The Patient S Remedy 24? Cant remember D: 16h finished
name of game 2 achievements obtained playtime this month unfinished/finished
name of game 3 achievements obtained playtime this month unfinished/finished
TOTAL: achievements obtained playtime this month Number of games finished
Cece09

more games more

akhil.gupta.7295
Name Achievements obtained Playtime Status
Shadow Tactics: Aiko’s Choice 28/44 15.1 beaten
skanda
Name Achievements obtained Playtime Status
Let’s Build a Zoo 22/39 29 h finished
TOTAL: 22 29h 1 game finished
Trent

Not much gaming time this month. Unless some of it was offline or non-Steam?
Hope all’s well. Thank you so much for contributing to this site and the monthly themes.

skanda

Thanks, you’re too nice. :) Got way too much on my RL plate at the moment, but luckily things are finally starting to get better.

Trilled Meow
Name Achievements obtained Playtime Status
Chrono Trigger 3/13 68 hours beaten
TOTAL: 3/13 68 hours 1